2009年6月3日星期三

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Gay marriage bill signed into law in New Hampshire (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 03:27 PM PDT

Supporters of gay marriage cheer in the gallery of representatives hall in the State house after lawmakers voted in favor of gay marriage in Concord, N.H., Wednesday, June 3, 2009.(AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - New Hampshire became the sixth state to legalize gay marriage after the Senate and House passed key language on religious rights and Gov. John Lynch — who personally opposes gay marriage — signed the legislation Wednesday afternoon.

Man accused of posting sex assault live on Web (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 06:30 PM PDT

This undated booking photo released by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office shows Jonathon Hock. Hock was arrested after police say he sexually assaulted his girlfriend while she was passed out and broadcast it live on the Internet, according to a court document obtained Tuesday, June 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Maricopa County Sheriff's Office)AP - A man accused of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman while broadcasting it live on the Internet is known in online circles for racy posts that include sexually explicit images of himself.

Foreclosed homes could become hurricane shelters (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 03:43 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 24, 2009 file photo, a sign lies on the ground in front of a foreclosed home in Homestead, Fla. The federal government is exploring how to put Florida hurricane evacuees in foreclosed homes if a Katrina-like storm devastates the region and shelters, hotels and other housing options are full, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)AP - Trying to make the best of a bad situation, federal officials might use foreclosed homes as temporary housing for hurricane evacuees in Florida as soon as this summer.

Dead soldier's family sought quiet in Arkansas (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 06:43 PM PDT

In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Army in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, June 2, 2009, Pvt. William Long, 23, of Conway, Ark., is shown Friday, May 15, 2009. Long was killed outside an Army-Navy Career Center in a west Little Rock shopping center on Monday, June 1. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)AP - The father of a soldier slain outside a recruiting center sought a quiet life for his family in rural Arkansas after years of military service, but the battlefield came home to find them.

Kansas is deadly battleground in abortion debate (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 02:21 PM PDT

FILE - This April 18, 2007, file photo, shows Operation Rescue President Troy Newman, middle, speaks during a press conference by Operation Rescue on the 5-4 vote by the U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold the ban of partial-birth abortions, outside Dr, George Tiller's clinic in Wichita, Kan. In a nation divided by abortion, Kansas has become perhaps the fiercest battleground -- with mass protests, prosecutions, lawsuits and now the killing of Dr. Tiller on Sunday, May 31, 2009, keeping the issue almost constantly in the public eye. (AP Photo/Larry W. Smith,file)AP - In a nation divided by abortion, Kansas has become perhaps the fiercest battleground — with mass protests, prosecutions, lawsuits and now a killing keeping the issue almost constantly in the public eye.

Bond sought for suspect in Kan. doctor's killing (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:38 PM PDT

Scott Roeder makes his first court appearance via a video link from the Sedgwick County Jail on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 in Wichita, Kan. Roeder, 51, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. Judge Ben Burgess ordered Roeder to be held without bond, and said he was not allowed to communicate with Tiller's family. The judge also told Roeder that he would be assigned a public defender. (AP Photo/Jaime Oppenheimer, Pool)AP - An attorney for Scott Roeder has asked a judge to set bond for the suspect in Kansas abortion provider George Tiller's slaying.

Judge limits Drew Peterson publicity (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:51 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 8, 2009, file photo, former Bolingbrook, Ill., police sergeant Drew Peterson yells to reporters as he arrives at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, Ill. Will County Judge Stephen White said Wednesday, June 3, 2009, that Peterson's murder trial is expected to begin Aug. 24. Peterson has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the 2004 death of his third wife Kathleen Savio. He's also a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)AP - A judge limited Drew Peterson's ability to give media interviews Wednesday after the jailed ex-police officer phoned in wisecracks to a Chicago radio show last week.

Tiller death re-ignites clinics' security concerns (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 01:44 PM PDT

Security cameras and flood lights are mounted atop the Abortion and Contraception Clinic of Nebraska, in Bellevue, Neb., Monday, June 1, 2009. Dr. Leroy Carhart who operates the clinic, is a friend of slain Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller. Dr. Carhart told the Omaha World-Herald that he would run Tiller's clinic for the next week, though Wichita police said the clinic would be closed. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)AP - Four layers of bulletproof glass serve as windows at the clinic where Dr. Warren Hern performs abortions, a testament to the small fortune he's spent to protect himself and his staff against threats in the two decades since someone fired five shots into the building.

Ex-prosecutor accused of misconduct in Missouri (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 04:27 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 29, 2008 file photo, Rep. Kenny Hulshof, then Republican gubernatorial candidate in Missouri, speaks during a news conference in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)AP - A former Missouri congressman and tough-on-crime prosecutor rebuked by a judge earlier this year for convicting an innocent man is being accused by another inmate of courtroom misconduct.

Suspect dies when car crashes into Arizona cruiser (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 06:13 PM PDT

This aerial photo provided by the Arizona Department of Public Safety shows the aftermath of car collision with a DPS vehicle in Tucson, Ariz. on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 that resulted in a fatality. A woman under arrest on suspicion of drunken driving was fatally burned Wednesday when a car slammed into the back of a parked Arizona highway patrol cruiser in which she was seated, igniting both vehicles and another cruiser in front, authorities said. (AP Photo/Arizona Department of Public Safety)AP - A woman who had been arrested and placed in the back of a police cruiser was fatally burned Wednesday when another car slammed into the parked cruiser, igniting both vehicles and another cruiser in front, authorities said.

Plan to sell off Calif. landmarks is questioned (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 03:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 29, 2008, file photo, Los Angeles Fire Department helicopters do a memorial flyover for a fallen firefighter before an exhibition baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to put some of his state's biggest landmarks up for sale to help erase a $24 billion budget deficit is fraught with questions, chief among them: How can California taxpayers possibly get a good deal in this slumping real estate market? (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)AP - San Quentin State Prison. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The California State Fairgrounds.

Hurricane victims still in trailers get options (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 03:43 PM PDT

In this Friday, May 29, 2009 photo, a FEMA trailer sits in the front yard of a home in the Lakeview section of New Orleans. After repeated extensions, meant to give people more time to rebuild their storm-damaged homes or to find other more permanent places to stay, FEMA now appears ready to enforce its May 1 deadline. In notices to residents, the agency said it would seek Department of Justice help to repossess units that 2005 hurricane victims remain in after this weekend. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)AP - Thousands of Gulf Coast hurricane victims who have missed deadline after deadline to leave their federal housing are being offered additional help and the chance to buy trailers for as little as $1 as the government seeks to avoid mass evictions.

Illinois county: Indicted sheriff won't lose job (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 01:44 PM PDT

AP - A southern Illinois sheriff charged with trafficking marijuana, including while on duty, will not lose his job unless he's convicted or resigns, county officials said Wednesday.

Colleague: Charged transit cop thought man had gun (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 01:59 PM PDT

AP - A Bay Area transit police officer said right after fatally shooting a man on an Oakland train platform that he thought the man "was going for a gun," a fellow officer testified Wednesday.

Ore. mother pleads not guilty in child's drowning (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 03:40 PM PDT

This 2008 photo taken in Portland, Ore., and provided Wednesday, June 3, 2009 by family friend Ryan Barron shows Eldon Smith. Eldon Smith died May 23 after he and his 7 year-old sister fell into the frigid Willamette River in Portland. His mother Amanda Jo Stott-Smith was indicted Tuesday, June 2 on eight counts of aggravated murder and attempted aggravated murder. Police have not said how they believe the children fell from the bridge. His sister was rescued from the river and is living with her father in Eugene. (AP Photo/Ryan Barron)AP - A mother pleaded not guilty Wednesday to aggravated murder and attempted murder after her two children plunged off a bridge into a frigid Oregon river.

4 arrested after Wash. armored car guard shot dead (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 03:38 PM PDT

This Tuesday, June 2, 2009 image made from a surveillance video provided by the Lakewood Police Department shows men police say are suspects in a fatal shooting at a Lakewood, Wash., Wal-Mart. (AP Photo/Lakewood Police Department)AP - Police near Tacoma, Wash., say a fourth arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of an armored car guard at a Wal-Mart.

LA mayor: Dating won't impact political decisions (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 01:48 PM PDT

AP - Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (vee-yah-ry-GOH'-sah) says reports this week that he's dating another TV reporter will not be a factor in whether he decides to run for California governor.

Library clash could put George W. Bush under oath (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 11:55 AM PDT

Gary Vodicka stands where his condo once was and talks about the old neighborhood at the future site of the George W. Bush presidential library in Dallas, Friday, May 29, 2009. A longshot lawsuit by Vodicka who says he was forced out of his condominium to make way for presidential library has snagged an unwilling target: the former president himself. A state district judge has ordered former President Bush to answer key questions about his library's future location at Southern Methodist University,what he knew and when he knew it. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - A Texan is trying to put a former president under oath and find out what he knew and when he knew it. But the issue isn't national security, political skullduggery or a sex scandal.

Maine topless coffee shop gutted by overnight fire (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 02:22 PM PDT

Firefighters look over the ruins of the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop Wednesday, June 3, 2009 in Vassalboro, Maine. The coffee shop went up in flames just hours after the owner went to the town's planning board to discuss expanding the business. (AP Photo/Joel Page)AP - A deliberately set fire destroyed a topless coffee shop early Wednesday, just hours after the owner talked with local officials about making the business more like a strip club, investigators said.

Ex-Ga. Gov. Barnes announces gubernatorial bid (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 12:03 PM PDT

AP - Former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes is asking voters to give him his old job back.

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